Question

Use the following quotation to answer the question

“Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.”
Question
The above quotation from the U.S. Constitution illustrates what divisive issue among the Constitutional delegates?
(5 points)
Responses

This is the “Service Clause” illustrating the issue of active military members serving in Congress.
This is the “Service Clause” illustrating the issue of active military members serving in Congress.

This is the “Numbers Clause” illustrating the problem of fewer voters in northern states.
This is the “Numbers Clause” illustrating the problem of fewer voters in northern states.

This is the “Three-fifths Clause” illustrating the divide over the institution of slavery.
This is the “Three-fifths Clause” illustrating the divide over the institution of slavery.

This is the “Whole Numbers Clause” illustrating the founding father’s distrust of fractions and decimals.
This is the “Whole Numbers Clause” illustrating the founding father’s distrust of fractions and decimals.
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Answer 1

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This is the “Three-fifths Clause” illustrating the divide over the institution of slavery.